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Profile #03863
Demographics
Match Year: 2014
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Academic Information

USMLE Step 1: 243
USMLE Step 2: 265

AOA: Selected
Class Rank: Top 10%

Family Medicine:	Honors	Internal Medicine:	Satisfactory
Pediatrics:	Honors	Surgery:	Honors
Neurology:		Psychiatry:	Honors
OB/Gyn:	Satisfactory	Ophthalmology:

Other Information
One second author from undergrad in ortho, one abstract presentation in med school for Hem-Onc, working on several ophtho projects, extensive volunteer and leadership

Applications

Alabama

U Alabama - Birmingham:

- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:

Three 4/5 on 1 interviews, standard interview questions

- Program Advantages:

Very well rounded program, great surgical numbers, research tract option, good match

- Program Disadvantages:

Maybe not as reputable as other programs, but still well regarded IMO

Arizona

U Arizona:
		- Applied - Received interview

Arkansas

U Arkansas:
		- Applied - Received interview

California

CPMC - San Francisco:

- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:

Four 1-1 interviews, very laid back interviews, standard questions

- Program Advantages:

Unique staggered start, relatively good fellowship match, great feel, San Francisco

- Program Disadvantages:

Unique staggered start, lots of driving, cost of living, very long hours at county hospital, Chairman/program director on her way out (uncertain about her future involvement, she seems like a tremendous resident advocate and is well known)

Loma Linda University:

- Applied

Stanford University:

- Applied

U California - Davis:

- Applied
- Received interview

U California - Irvine:

- Applied

U California - LA:

- Applied

U California - San Diego:

- Applied

U California - SF:

- Applied

U So California:

- Applied

Colorado

U Colorado:

- Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:

Three 4-1 panel interviews, relatively tough interviews, one person seemed very uninterested in being there

- Program Advantages:

Denver, seems to have a good reputation, great fellowship match

- Program Disadvantages:

Seems malignant, very difficult call

Connecticut

Yale University:
		- Applied

District of Columbia

George Washington U:
		- Applied
Georgetown U/Wash Hosp:
		- Applied

Florida

U Florida - Gainesville:
		- Applied
U Miami / Bascom Palmer:
		- Applied
U South Florida - Tampa:
		- Applied

Georgia

Emory University:
		- Applied
Med C Georgia:
		- Applied - Received interview

Illinois

Loyola U / Hines VA Hosp.:
		- Applied
Northwestern University:
		- Applied
Rush/Presby/St.Luke's/PG1:
		- Applied
Stroger/Cook Cty-Chicago:
		- Applied - Received interview
U Chicago:
		- Applied - Received interview

Indiana

Indiana University:

- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:

Three 2-1 panel interviews, very laid back interview questions/experience

- Program Advantages:

Indianapolis, good feel

- Program Disadvantages:

May not have as competitive fellowship match history as other locations

Iowa

U Iowa:
		- Applied

Kansas

U Kansas - Kansas City:

- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:

Long day, about six 2/3-1 interviews, a few tough and a few odd questions

- Program Advantages:

Kansas City, Great feel/loved the people

- Program Disadvantages:

Low peds and glaucoma numbers, low first time boards pass rate

Kentucky

U Kentucky:

- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:

Five 1-1 interviews, one notoriously difficult interviewer, another fairly tough interview

Maryland

J. Hopkins -Wilmer, GBMC:
		- Applied
U Maryland:
		- Applied

Massachusetts

Boston University:

- Applied
- Received interview

Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary:

- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:

Three 2 to 4-1 panel interviews

- Program Advantages:

Reputation, Boston, month in Maine

- Program Disadvantages:

Disputed low surgical numbers, month in Maine, rumored to have less autonomy

Tufts/New England Eye Ctr:

- Applied

Michigan

U Michigan:
		- Applied

Minnesota

Mayo Clinic:

- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:

Five 1-1 interviews, one tough interview

- Program Advantages:

Great program director (she seems like a great resident advocate), residents were very happy with their training

- Program Disadvantages:

Rochester, residents seemed overworked

U Minnesota - Mpls.:

- Applied

Mississippi

U Mississippi / PGY1:
		- Applied - Received interview

Missouri

St. Louis University:
		- Applied - Received interview

Missouri

U Missouri - Columbia:

- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:

Five 1-1 interviews, one very odd interviewer

- Program Advantages:

Well-rounded program

- Program Disadvantages:

Columbia, MO

U Missouri - Kansas City:

- Applied
- Received interview

Washington University:

- Applied

Nebraska

U Nebraska:

- Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:

Four 1-1 interviews

- Program Advantages:

Good surgical numbers, lots of autonomy, new/great facilities, new program director and chairman

- Program Disadvantages:

Small (2 residents a year), smaller faculty base, possibly Peds (though they are getting a peds doc soon)

New York

Columbia U / Harkness:
		- Applied

North Carolina

Duke University:
		- Applied
U North Carolina:
		- Applied
Wake Forest U:
		- Applied

Ohio

Case Western Reserve U:

- Applied
- Received interview

Cleveland Clinic Found.:

- Applied

Ohio State University:

- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:

Five 2-1 interviews, standard questions

- Program Advantages:

Larger program, great facilities, nice staff

- Program Disadvantages:

Drive to Dayton VA

U Cincinnati:

- Applied

Oklahoma

U Oklahoma-Oklahoma City:

- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:

Five 1-1 interviews

- Program Advantages:

Great numbers, great faculty, emphasis on education, overall a tremendous place

- Program Disadvantages:

None

Oregon

Oregon HSU:
		- Applied

Pennsylvania

Drexel U - Philadelphia:

- Applied
- Received interview

Penn State U - Hershey:

- Applied
- Received interview

Scheie Eye Inst / U Penn:

- Applied

Temple U - Philadelphia:

- Applied
- Received interview

U Pittsburgh:

- Applied

Wills Eye Hospital:

- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:

Three 4/5-1 panel interviews

- Program Advantages:

Great reputation, great feel, Philadelphia, Arizona rotation

- Program Disadvantages:

Philadelphia, Arizona rotation, possibly less autonomy

South Carolina

Med U South Carolina:
		- Applied - Received interview
U South Carolina:
		- Applied - Received interview

Tennessee

U Tennessee - Memphis:
		- Applied - Received interview
Vanderbilt University:
		- Applied

Texas

Baylor CoM:
		- Applied
Texas A & M/Scott & White:
		- Applied
Texas Tech University:
		- Applied
U Texas - Galveston:
		- Applied - Received interview
U Texas - Houston:
		- Applied
U Texas - San Antonio:
		- Applied
U Utah:
		- Applied
UT Southwestern- Dallas:
		- Applied

Virginia

Eastern Virginia MS:
		- Applied
Med C Virginia:
		- Applied - Received interview
U Virginia:
		- Applied

Washington

U Washington:
		- Applied

West Virginia

West Virginia University:
		- Applied

Wisconsin

Med C Wisconsin:

- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:

Four 1-1 interviews

- Program Advantages:

Great program, good numbers, good emphasis on resident training, decent facilities

- Program Disadvantages:

Milwaukee

U Wisconsin:

- Applied

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